West Des Moines man sentenced to 35 years for exploiting minors online – KCCI

West Des Moines man sentenced to 35 years for exploiting minors online COMPLAINT, HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 29TH. NEW AT SIX A WEST DES MOINES MAN WILL SERVE 35 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO SEXUALLY EXPLOIT MINORS AND FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAY 28 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS STANLEY USED SNAPCHAT AND INSTAGRAM TO EXPLOIT MULTIPLE MINORS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. HE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES AND VIDEOS, AND THREATENED TO MAKE THAT CONTENT PUBLIC IF THE MINORS STOPPED SENDING HIM THOSE IMAGES. STANLEY WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY $50,000. HE WILL SERVE T West Des Moines man sentenced to 35 years for exploiting minors online Updated: 9:48 PM CST Dec 18, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ A West Des Moines man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for using social media to sexually exploit minors and for possessing child pornography. Federal authorities said 28-year-old Nicklas Stanley used Snapchat and Instagram over several years to exploit multiple minors, requesting and receiving sexually explicit images and videos and threatening to make the content public if the victims stopped complying.In addition to the prison sentence, Stanley was also ordered
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